Sunday Syria violence 'killed 40'

Violence across Syria on Sunday left at least 40 people dead, including 35 in the northwest, Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP on Monday.Thirty-five people -- 27 civilians and eight security agents -- were killed in Jisrash Shugur as military and security forces continued operations against anti-regime protesters in northwestern Idlib province.Further north, in the town of Idlib, security forces scattered some 1,500 demonstrators, he said.

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Twenty-five people, including six members of the Syrian security forces, were killed in 24 hours during clashes in the northwest town of Jisrash Shughur, a Syrian rights activist said on Sunday."Twenty-five people were killed in shootings in the region of Jisrash Shughur," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP.He said the toll -- 19 civilians and six security agents -- could still rise as military and security forces continue operations in the northwest Idlib province.

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Beirut (AFP) - Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace Sunday killed at least 40 civilians, including women and children, in a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey, a monitoring group said.